Friday, July 23, 2021

Lots of People Get Vaccinated as Loss of Freedoms Mount and Mandates Accelerate

If you’re going to lose your freedoms and civil liberties, you might be persuaded” to get the jab.

At the New York Times, "Vaccine Persuasion":

There is now a roiling debate over vaccine mandates, with some hospitals, colleges, cruise-ship companies and others implementing them — and some state legislators trying to ban mandates. The Kaiser poll suggests that these requirements can influence a meaningful number of skeptics to get shots, sometimes just for logistical reasons.

“Hearing that the travel quarantine restrictions would be lifted for those people that are vaccinated was a major reason for my change of thought.” — a 43-year-old Black Democratic man in Virginia.

“To see events or visit some restaurants, it was easier to be vaccinated.” — a 39-year-old white independent man in New Jersey.

“Bahamas trip required a COVID shot.” — a 43-year-old Hispanic independent man in Pennsylvania.

More at that top link.

 

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